Often, epidemics begin with a low, steady rate of cases, followed by a sharp acceleration to a much higher peak.
You can never expect or plan on making a lot of money up front, but we have grown at a steady rate.
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Not only had he competed unfairly with us legit money managers, but we've even lost a few clients to his steady rate of return's siren call.
Many scientists believe there is a set limit to lifespan because the body's organs and tissue begin to wear out at a steady rate over time.
When the discussion turns to nominal targeting, we can say Nominal Gross Domestic Income Level Targeting (NGDILT) ensures that total Wages and Profits grow at smooth steady rate.
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We currently expect its Chinese customer base to show only a marginal decline in the next couple of years, and its international revenues to grow at a steady rate, supported by new game launches.
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Obviously -- and I've discussed and he's discussed the physical challenges of the devastation and the challenge in taking resources that are arriving at a fairly steady rate at the airport and distributing them throughout the country, particularly in the capital.
Friedman would have argued to do less and grow the monetary base at a steady rate that is the sum of what you want the long-term inflation rate to be and what you think the long-term growth of the economy will be and then, like the bumper car, take your hands off the wheel and let capitalism and markets do the rest.
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But, again, that's a long way to go to both creating jobs on the positive side and then creating jobs on the positive side enough to either keep the rate steady or bring that rate down.
High savings (sometimes mandatory), interest rate controls, and high economic growth let Chinese banks enjoy a steady interest rate spread and a larger loan volume.
With both merchants and card operators looking to expand aggressively, we expect a steady growth rate in transaction volumes over the next few years.
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Tendulkar maintained a steady scoring rate, whipping Morkel wristily through the leg-side for successive boundaries, while Sehwag reached his 19th Test century in suitably fine style, carving Parnell to the point boundary.
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The rule of 70 is a shortcut to estimate how many years it will take to double something that compounds at a steady growth rate (say money, or demand for natural gas).
Iphone sales will slow next quarter and there after maintain a steady sale rate very much like a rocket which has reach an orbit until other forces slows it momentum and its orbit begins to decay.
The United States added 234, 000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%, the same rate as in October, and the lowest rate since a 3.9% rate set in January 1970.
The European Central Bank is expected to hold its main interest rate steady at 4.0% in the coming months.
"Mortgage rates depend on a very steady interest-rate environment, " said Mr. Gross.
Moreover, Banxico is likely to keep its policy rate steady at 4.5 percent until sometime in the 2014, which is when the Fed may begin raising rates.
What may have held that rate steady in an age of decline was the aggressive marketing of handguns to women for self-defense, which is how a great many guns are marketed.
Using them taught me how to lower my heart rate and steady my breathing.
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While the unemployment rate remains steady at 9.5%, the employment-population ratio continues to fall each month.
The unemployment rate held steady at 9.1%, but the report revised both the June and July reports lower.
But because the temperature is rising at a steady, almost undetectable rate, the indicators go unnoticed or are ignored.
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That 0% rate remained steady for over a year even as the company expanded by over 350 new employees.
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The US economy added a further 155, 000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate held steady at 7.8%, official figures show.
The TIGTA report compared the number of noncompliance issues to the IRS employee population and found a steady 3% noncompliance rate over the five years.
The EU collective unemployment rate held steady in January, at 11.7%.
The loan default rate was steady at 21 bps in February, not far from its near record low of 17 bps at yearend and well inside the historical average of 3.5%.
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